Common Core in ELA/ Literacy: Shift 1: PK-5: Balancing Informational Text and Literature
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Common Core in ELA/ Literacy: Shift 1: PK-5: Balancing Informational Text and Literature
This video features a discussion between New York State Commissioner of Education John B. King Jr., David Coleman (contributing author to the Common Core) and Kate Gerson (a Sr. Fellow with the Regents Research Fund) addressing Shift 1 – PK-5: Balancing Informational Text and Literature. By unpacking Shift 1, the discussion addresses the role of the elementary teacher and the benefits of giving informational text the time it deserves in the elementary classroom.